diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index 271efeac860b6047ed4d3c25375642b52f9fb858..950b97d7412a4f6f5f562401f132ed0d568a969a 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -2333,6 +2333,8 @@ int mmc_suspend_host(struct mmc_host *host)
 				mmc_poweroff_notify(host);
 				err = host->bus_ops->suspend(host);
 			}
+			mmc_do_release_host(host);
+
 			if (err == -ENOSYS || !host->bus_ops->resume) {
 				/*
 				 * We simply "remove" the card in this case.
@@ -2347,7 +2349,6 @@ int mmc_suspend_host(struct mmc_host *host)
 				host->pm_flags = 0;
 				err = 0;
 			}
-			mmc_do_release_host(host);
 		} else {
 			err = -EBUSY;
 		}